Commuting in Beltrami County, Minnesota: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.
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Commute Time Burden in Beltrami County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Beltrami County spend about 32 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 134 hours, about 5.6 full days, spent commuting. That is 21% less time on the road than the Minnesota average of 20.3 minutes each way, a difference of 4.2 minutes.
Beltrami County holds about 0.7% of Minnesota's population but accounts for roughly 0.6% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Beltrami County would save about 54 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,666 at the same national wage assumption used above.
Area
One-Way Commute
Daily Round-Trip
Yearly Time Spent
Estimated Yearly Cost
Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Beltrami County
16.1 min
32.2 min
134 hrs/yr
$4,164
813
Minnesota
20.3 min
40.6 min
169 hrs/yr
$5,249
854
United States
22.4 min
44.8 min
187 hrs/yr
$5,790
1,355
The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it
as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day
on non-highway roads, come from proprietary
Ticon and
TrafficZoom data.
On average, it takes
16.1
minutes to get to work in
Beltrami County.
That's 28% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 7.7% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Beltrami County
Car:
87.1%
Worked at Home:
7.7%
Walked:
3.1%
Public Transportation:
1.1%
Other:
0.7%
Bicycle:
0.3%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Beltrami County, versus 0.1% in Minnesota.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Beltrami County, versus 0.2% in Minnesota.
Commute Mode Trends in Beltrami County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Beltrami County get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.
Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show commute mode data by year
Year
Car
Worked at Home
Walked
Public Transportation
Other
Bicycle
Taxi
Motorcycle
2009
88.3%
2.9%
4.8%
1.8%
1.5%
0.4%
0.0%
0.2%
2010
88.4%
3.8%
4.4%
2.0%
0.5%
0.7%
0.0%
0.2%
2011
87.4%
4.9%
3.9%
1.8%
0.6%
1.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2012
87.0%
5.4%
3.9%
2.1%
0.5%
0.8%
0.0%
0.3%
2013
86.9%
5.7%
3.5%
2.1%
0.5%
1.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2014
85.7%
6.8%
3.2%
2.7%
0.5%
1.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2015
87.0%
6.5%
3.2%
2.0%
0.4%
0.8%
0.0%
0.1%
2016
86.2%
6.2%
3.7%
2.5%
0.4%
0.8%
0.0%
0.1%
2017
86.7%
6.1%
3.7%
2.1%
0.4%
0.8%
0.0%
0.1%
2018
86.2%
6.7%
3.9%
1.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.2%
0.1%
2019
85.4%
6.8%
4.5%
2.0%
0.6%
0.4%
0.2%
0.1%
2020
85.8%
6.9%
4.2%
1.8%
0.8%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
2021
85.8%
7.8%
3.9%
1.4%
0.9%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
2022
86.2%
7.8%
3.5%
1.4%
0.8%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
86.4%
8.1%
2.9%
1.4%
0.8%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
87.1%
7.7%
3.1%
1.1%
0.7%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share was highest in 2010 at 88.4% and lowest in 2019 at 85.4%. Overall it fell from 88.3% in 2009 to 87.1% in 2024, down 1.2 percentage points. It has risen in each of the last 3 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Beltrami County: its share of workers rose from 2.9% in 2009 to 7.7% in 2024, up 4.8 percentage points.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 4.8% to 3.1% of workers (down 1.7 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2011 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Beltrami County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Beltrami County?
The bars show when commuters in Beltrami County leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Minnesota for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMBeltrami County5.4%Minnesota5.0%
5.4%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMBeltrami County2.6%Minnesota3.8%
2.6%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMBeltrami County3.2%Minnesota5.2%
3.2%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMBeltrami County5.3%Minnesota8.4%
5.3%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMBeltrami County9.9%Minnesota10.2%
9.9%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMBeltrami County17.0%Minnesota14.8%
17.0%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMBeltrami County21.2%Minnesota13.8%
21.2%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMBeltrami County7.7%Minnesota10.4%
7.7%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMBeltrami County2.5%Minnesota4.7%
2.5%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMBeltrami County5.7%Minnesota5.8%
5.7%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMBeltrami County1.6%Minnesota2.7%
1.6%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMBeltrami County2.7%Minnesota1.3%
2.7%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMBeltrami County9.1%Minnesota8.2%
9.1%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMBeltrami County6.2%Minnesota5.8%
6.2%
Beltrami CountyMinnesotaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Beltrami County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 21.2% of commuters leave home, compared with 13.8% across Minnesota. Early starts are less common than in Minnesota: 11.2% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.0% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Minnesota: 55.8% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.2% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (25.2%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.
When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.
See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Beltrami County, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.
Is Beltrami County Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024
Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Beltrami County next to Minnesota and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.
Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show typical departure times by year
Year
Beltrami County
Minnesota
United States
2009
7:45 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:41 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:39 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:38 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:38 AM
7:36 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:38 AM
7:36 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:37 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:38 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:40 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:39 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:39 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:41 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:40 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:38 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:40 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:39 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Beltrami County were on the road by 7:39 AM, 6 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:45 AM). Across Minnesota, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in Beltrami County now leave 1 minute later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM).
How does Beltrami County's commute time compare?
Metric
Beltrami County
Minnesota
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
16.1 min
20.3 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
7.7%
17.6%
15.0%
Walked
3.1%
2.5%
2.4%
Public Transit
1.1%
1.8%
3.2%
The average commute time in Beltrami County is 16.1 minutes, shorter than the 20.3 minutes in Minnesota.
1.1% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.8% in Minnesota. 3.1% commute by walking, higher than the 2.5% in Minnesota.
Beltrami County, MN Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Beltrami County, MN is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 41,614 residents against a local median of 8,616. There is no headline here. Every measure below sits within 15% of the median across the nearest counties, which makes Beltrami County, MN an unremarkable member of its own neighbourhood rather than an outlier in it.
The largest of those small differences is work from home, 2% above the local median at 7.7% against 7.6%. Beltrami County, MN has the 3rd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Beltrami County, Minnesota.
Is living in Beltrami County, Minnesota good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 134 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,164 at a typical national wage. That's 21% less than the typical Minnesota commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Beltrami County, Minnesota?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Beltrami County, Minnesota. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
How do commute times compare across counties in Minnesota?
Among counties in Minnesota, the shortest average commutes are in Brown County (10.6 min), Pennington County (10.8 min), Cottonwood County (10.9 min). The longest are in Chisago County (30.9 min), Wright County (28.8 min), Sherburne County (28.8 min).